Before the birth of Universal Empress, its founder, Nadine McNeil, discovered yoga while working with the United Nations (UN), practicing regularly to find balance and respite from the job’s emotional and physical demands.

Universal Empress was launched in 2010 as the brand representing Nadine McNeil, a yoga teacher, speaker, transformational coach and humanitarian. Her mission is to inspire transformation within the individual, and share the tenets of yoga within communities where it has been largely inaccessible.